Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Indiana has 4.7 million acres of forestland (just over 20% of IN land base) and 4.6 million acres of timberland. (Source - Forest Inventory and Analysis Data 2004-2008)

The area of timberland in Indiana has steadily increased since the 1960's. Timberland increased from 3.896 million acres in 1967, to 4.342 million acres in 1998, to 4.631 million acres in 2008. (Source - Forest Inventory and Analysis Data 2004-2008)

Approximately 190,000 private landowners own approximately 87% of the timberland in Indiana. In 2008, 3.9 million acres of timberland was classified as "private" ownership.

More than 635,000 acres (13,033 tracts) have been enrolled into the Classified Forest program.

On average, Indiana's forests are growing in volume more than 3.8 times the amount being removed. (Source - Forest Inventory and Analysis Data 2004-2008)